The Business Manager will be responsible for assisting Bumi Sehat with business development and strategic planning, training Bumi Sehat’s staff on developing a business plan, write funding proposals, manage donations, and provide financial reporting to funders. S/he will work with the pro-bono consultants currently assisting with the business plan to devise a strategy for its use. The Business Manager will facilitate meetings between Bumi Sehat staff and corporate and philanthropic organizations to initiate large-scale fundraising efforts. The Business Manager will also advise Bumi Sehat on national and local regulations regarding NGOs and fundraising. S/he will assess existing administrative and financial processes, making recommendations for more efficient processes to facilitate further growth. This position will be based at the Bumi Sehat clinic in Ubud, Bali, but will also liaise with Bumi Sehat Foundation in the U.S., and will have some local travel to meet investors. Individual is expected to be mobile and adaptable.
This is anticipated to be a 12 month position.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- (further) Develop a business plan, fundraising strategy, timelines, and targets for Bumi Sehat
- Identify major companies operating in Indonesia, prominent international foundations, and other philanthropic organizations and help Bumi Sehat staff tailor the business plan to meet their application requirements.
- Further develop the Bumi Sehat staff to develop and revise a business plan to identify funders, and to launch successful fundraising campaigns.
- Develop corporate and foundation proposals for funding
- Identify ways to make Bumi Sehat’s funding stream more reliable, while keeping in mind its ethos of providing low and no-cost services to those in need.
- Advise on national and local regulations regarding NGOs and fundraising.
- Train the Bumi Sehat staff in the preparation of financial reports for funders, as well as the preparation of a system to manage financial reporting deadlines.
- Assess the current administrative system of the NGO and identify ways to streamline and/or create an electronic filing system to manage records. In doing so, s/he will provide on-the-job training to the Bumi Sehat staff on best practices for data management.
- Evaluate the current Bumi Sehat website through a fundraising lens and make recommendations about how it can be improved.
- Help Bumi Sehat staff devise improved systems to manage donations.
- Offer improvements to the human resource hiring and recruiting system to ensure that all staffing needs (paid and volunteer) are met.
- Assist with hiring/recruiting an M&E person to analyze existing data (volunteer or paid).
- Support the recruitment and training of a permanent Business Manager, if Bumi Sehat chooses to support such a position.
- Provide a report of activities to USAID which will include recommendations for Bumi Sehat to continue its expansion
- Other duties as assigned
- Identify major companies operating in Indonesia, prominent international foundations, and other philanthropic organizations and help Bumi Sehat staff tailor the business plan to meet their application requirements.
- Further develop the Bumi Sehat staff to develop and revise a business plan to identify funders, and to launch successful fundraising campaigns.
- Develop corporate and foundation proposals for funding
- Identify ways to make Bumi Sehat’s funding stream more reliable, while keeping in mind its ethos of providing low and no-cost services to those in need.
- Advise on national and local regulations regarding NGOs and fundraising.
- Train the Bumi Sehat staff in the preparation of financial reports for funders, as well as the preparation of a system to manage financial reporting deadlines.
- Assess the current administrative system of the NGO and identify ways to streamline and/or create an electronic filing system to manage records. In doing so, s/he will provide on-the-job training to the Bumi Sehat staff on best practices for data management.
- Evaluate the current Bumi Sehat website through a fundraising lens and make recommendations about how it can be improved.
- Help Bumi Sehat staff devise improved systems to manage donations.
- Offer improvements to the human resource hiring and recruiting system to ensure that all staffing needs (paid and volunteer) are met.
- Assist with hiring/recruiting an M&E person to analyze existing data (volunteer or paid).
- Support the recruitment and training of a permanent Business Manager, if Bumi Sehat chooses to support such a position.
- Provide a report of activities to USAID which will include recommendations for Bumi Sehat to continue its expansion
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA or equivalent degree
- At least five (5) years of business management experience and experience writing business proposals
- Knowledge of Indonesian laws and regulations regarding NGOs and fundraising
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Fluent in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. Some Balinese preferred
- Prior experience with grassroots NGOs and/or the Indonesian health system
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and respect the unique values and approach of Yayasan Bumi Sehat.
- Willing to live in Ubud, Bali during the time of the contract, and be willing to travel twice to Aceh and at least once to Jakarta at the end of the contract.
- Familiar with Bali (lived or worked in Bali before),
- International experience preferred
- Ability to work independently; with little or no direct supervision
- At least five (5) years of business management experience and experience writing business proposals
- Knowledge of Indonesian laws and regulations regarding NGOs and fundraising
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Fluent in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. Some Balinese preferred
- Prior experience with grassroots NGOs and/or the Indonesian health system
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and respect the unique values and approach of Yayasan Bumi Sehat.
- Willing to live in Ubud, Bali during the time of the contract, and be willing to travel twice to Aceh and at least once to Jakarta at the end of the contract.
- Familiar with Bali (lived or worked in Bali before),
- International experience preferred
- Ability to work independently; with little or no direct supervision
Salary commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online.
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